Source: SFGate
“After a two-year-long legal battle, the family of Cedar the goat reached a settlement of $300,000 with Shasta County officials, November court documents show, marking a small victory in a viral saga that gripped the nation. It all began in June 2022, when Shasta County authorities improperly seized a 9-year-old girl’s pet goat, Cedar, for slaughter following a junior livestock auction, the court filing alleges. Now, the defendants — the County of Shasta and the Shasta County Sheriff’s Department, including named staff Jerry Fernandez, Jacob Duncan and Jeremy Ashbee — must pay $100,000 of the settlement amount to Cedar’s 11-year-old former owner, who’s referred to in the suit as ‘E.L.'” (11/04/24)